Fusing Plastic Bag Tutorial
Amanda at Etsy Labs has a great tutorial showing you how to fuse plastic bags so you can refashion those plastic grocery bags into cooler looking totes! Link.
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Plastic Bag Jewelry by Anna Roebuck
Treehugger has a great story about artist Anna Roebuck who makes jewelry from plastic shopping bags. From the article: The bags and other materials are collaged together, using heat to bond them. Each piece is built up in layers, gradually creating an intricate design. They are then formed in to different shapes, using specialist tooling. […]
HOW TO – Make Simple Magnets
Craft Leftovers has a downloable pattern on how to make these quick and easy fridge magnets with stuff you have around the house. Link.
Woven Newspaper Pouch
Crafty People has made a pouch out of woven newspapers. There’s no tutorial but looking from the photos it looks as if the strips of newspapers were weaved with the string. Looks great! Link.
HOW TO – Refashion a T-Shirt into a Skirt
Roethke on Craftster has a tutorial on how to turn a T-shirt into a cute mini skirt! Link.
HOW TO – Make a Foundation Pieced Strip Quilt
Happythings shows us another tutorial on how to use up fabric scraps for quilting. I love all the diagonal stripes and they look even more amazing close up! Link.
Fabric Ball Necklace Tutorial
Cat of Cut Out + Keep shows you how to make a fun necklace out of fabric scraps. Link.